Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Glenbane, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenbane
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.47838, -8.27772
- SMR number
- TS066-017----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In gently undulating pasture, on a S-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 18m N-S; 16.5m E-W) defined by low bank (Wth 3.85m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m) NNW-NNE, ENE-ESE and WSW-NW and reduced to scarp (Wth 3m; H 1.2m) elsewhere. Enclosing elements obscured by briars NE-ESE and S-W and scarp deeply eroded by cattle SE-S. Possible entrance (Wth 4m) at NW and cattle breach (Wth 1.8m) at SW. Fosse (Wth 6.15m; D 0.5m) WSW-N-SE. Interior grass covered and uneven. Scar of old field boundary visible as a scarp extends (L c. 26m) (long-axis E-W) from NW of monument and is depicted on 1843 edition OS 6-inch map. Natural contour in field to S of monument as depicted on latest edition OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.